| English and the Discourses of Colonialism Contributor(s): Pennycook, Alastair (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415178487 ISBN-13: 9780415178488 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1998 Annotation: Challenging and provocative, "English and the Discourses of Colonialism" looks at the English language and its colonial legacy. Through detailed analysis, Alastair Pennycook reveals how colonial practice permeated the discourses of both the colonial and colonized cultures, leaving lasting marks still evident today. He explores the extent to which English is, as commonly assumed, a language of neutrality and global communication, and to what extent it is, by contrast, a language laden with meanings, still weighed down by its colonial past. Travel writing, newspaper articles and popular books on English are all referred to, as well as personal experiences and interviews with learners of English in India, Malaysia, China and Australia. Pennycook concludes with an appeal to postcolonial writing as a means of creating a politics of opposition and rupture. Click for more in this series: Politics of Language |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 306.449 |
| LCCN: 98-11146 |
| Lexile Measure: 1560(Not Available) |
| Series: Politics of Language |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.16" W x 9.24" L (0.78 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: English and the Discourses of Colonialism opens with the British departure from Hong Kong marking the end of British colonialism. Yet Alastair Pennycook argues that this dramatic exit masks the crucial issue that the traces left by colonialism run deep. This challenging and provocative book looks particularly at English, English language teaching, and colonialism. It reveals how the practice of colonialism permeated the cultures and discourses of both the colonial and colonized nations, the effects of which are still evident today. Pennycook explores the extent to which English is, as commonly assumed, a language of neutrality and global communication, and to what extent it is, by contrast, a language laden with meanings and still weighed down with colonial discourses that have come to adhere to it. Travel writing, newspaper articles and popular books on English, are all referred to, as well as personal experiences and interviews with learners of English in India, Malaysia, China and Australia. Pennycook concludes by appealing to postcolonial writing, to create a politics of opposition and dislodge the discourses of colonialism from English. |
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